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Although World War I ranks as one of the most horrific in history, causing about 40 million casualties and up to 20 million military and civilian deaths, it also …

Washington - Christmas came early for journalists this year. Thank you, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, for being the gift that keeps on giving. The gate-crashers who upstaged President Obama …

Cash for Cloture! Cornhusker Kickback! Louisiana Purchase! We are, or so we are told by conservative commentators and politicians, supposed to be indignant, outraged, horrified at the fact …

Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is quoted as warning two centuries ago: "Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time …

As world leaders return from Copenhagen without an agreement that will protect the earth's atmosphere from devastating climate change, we ordinary people are forced to confront not only what …

We had our first snowstorm of the winter in Manhattan this past weekend and it served to remind me that I have not actually shoveled snow in decades - …

President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison facility by 2010 was dealt a major blow when lawmakers refused to earmark funds in a military …

Washington - The Senate Thursday voted 60 to 39 to overhaul the nation's health care system — President Barack Obama's top 2009 domestic priority — moving the nation closer …

Jones County, South Carolina - Jones Senior High School has one of the best boys’ basketball teams in eastern North Carolina, but its gymnasium is on the verge of …

United Nations - More than 50,000 people are expected to take to the streets of Gaza on Dec. 31 for a mass march designed to send a message to …